In mid-August, Lu Ze received the admission notice from the Chinese Department of NTU.
On this day, there was a shock in the streets and alleys. During the day, many children peeked in from the courtyard door of Qiao's house to see the college students.
No...it's about the No. 1 pick!
At home, Wei Shuying looked at the admission notice in her hand and cried with joy.
Erqiang, Sanli and Simei still don't know what this admission notice means. They just know that the eldest brother is very powerful. After leaving today, many people are rushing to discuss the eldest brother's name.
My younger brothers and sisters are proud of you.
When Qiao Zuwang returned home in the evening, he saw Lu Ze as if he were his biological father.
"Issei, are you hungry?"
"How about Dad go get you a bowl of noodles? Just wait and let you try my father's cooking."
Soon, the steaming green onion noodles were brought out from the kitchen, with two eggs lying under the noodles.
Qiao Zuwang's craftsmanship was better than Lu Ze imagined.
The middle-aged man was sitting on the old wooden chair in the main hall. The smile on the face of the middle-aged and old Qiao could not be stopped: "I really didn't expect that our family would have a college student and the number one scholar. This is unprecedented in all our lifetimes." The thing is, there is really smoke coming out of the ancestral grave. I want to visit your grandfather’s grave later, but I don’t know if I can find the grave yet.”
Lu Ze chatted with Qiao Zuwang wordlessly.
Lu Ze's attitude was still very calm, but Qiao Zuwang's mouth never stopped at all.
"It would be great if the top two could study like you. Alas, but our family can't afford to support a few college students. Unless we let them all go to a normal school, they probably won't be able to pass the exam. I originally thought you... .”
Speaking of this, Qiao Zuwang smiled, with a somewhat resentful expression on his face.
His original idea was for his eldest son to enroll in a normal school, but he didn't expect that Yi Cheng would be so upbeat. The first prize for the college entrance examination was completely free of tuition, and the city seemed to provide a very generous entrance examination subsidy.
"Your father's bonus is coming soon. How about buying you new clothes or a watch?"
"When Mr. Shen's family came to our house to adopt Simei, I saw that the educated man was wearing a watch. He looked very elegant. Dad will buy you a nice watch when the time comes."
Lu Ze's eyes lingered on Qiao Zuwang. The father and son looked at each other, and Qiao Zuwang still smiled at Lu Ze angrily.
Qiao Zuwang in these years is still very different from the one in the original work. Wei Shuying, the mother, is basically the one who takes care of the children in the family, and Lu Ze, the eldest brother, occasionally plays the role of parent.
At this moment, Qiao Zuwang seemed to have some trace of his father's appearance that might be fleeting.
Lu Ze felt that no matter how rogue, selfish, or inhuman a man lived in his life, there would always be a day or a moment when he looked like a person, like a father.
...
Before the start of school, the second aunt Wei Shufang's family held a very grand banquet for college entrance. Lu Ze's cousin Qi Weimin was also admitted to Nanjing University. The second aunt held a banquet for three days in the courtyard of the family.
"I've taken out all the coffins to treat guests. I'm so happy! When she dies in the future, she has nothing to worry about without a tomb. It's enough for her to have this good son in her life. After she dies, she will have a small wooden box to hold the ashes in the future. He is also a blessed ghost!"
….
Mothers in this era seem to regard their children as their gods.
Unlike the Qiao family, the old father in Lu Ze's family, Qiao Zuwang, was not as fatherly as Qi Zhiqiang.
Lu Ze met his second uncle.
He is a middle-aged man with a peaceful face, and his bright eyes look very serious when talking to others. In the original novel, Qiao Yicheng regards this second uncle as his father in his heart, and it is not without reason.
Qi Zhiqiang died of advanced liver cancer in the original novel.
A week before his death, he was still in high spirits, but after the onset of the disease, he only underwent a biopsy.
It was discovered that the disease had reached an advanced stage, and he passed away soon, leaving behind extremely sad relatives.
At the dinner table, Lu Ze took the initiative to help Qi Zhiqiang hold back some wine.
"Uncle, drink less wine."
"The bonus from the city has come down. I made an appointment for my mother and the others to have a full-body check-up. I happened to make an appointment for you and my second aunt as well. Then you can go to the hospital together for a little check-up."
Qi Zhiqiang's face turned red. The man smiled and waved his hands: "Our factory has regular physical examinations every year. Your uncle is in good health. Why do you have to spend so much money?"
Despite this, the smiles on the faces of Qi Zhiqiang and Wei Shufang became even brighter.
The pain for Yi Cheng was not in vain.
In the past few years, the Qi family had provided a lot of support to the Qiao family. Even when Wei Shuying was in the hospital in 77, Qi Zhiqiang had to advance the money he owed to his second aunt's family. Over the years, Lu Ze gradually paid off the money he owed to his second aunt's family.
A physical examination was something Lu Ze had wanted to do for a long time.
Although Wei Shuying did not die after giving birth to Qiqi like in the original work, her health was not very good these years. Normally, she would have to rest for a long time even if she caught a slight cold. Lu Ze asked for a visit this time. The leader who visited me made a special appointment for a physical examination.
[In view of the general environment,
I just happened to bring my second aunt and second uncle with me.
...
When NTU started school, Lu Ze became a man of the hour.
His plan was to finish the university course within one or two years, but Lu Ze had no intention of pursuing a public career this time. He just wanted to go to an employer with good conditions and live a comfortable life as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, there are always people in the family who are worried.
The Niuye gang that Qiao Erqiang often followed was arrested by the police. It is said that this operation was carried out very vigorously in the surrounding areas, because Qiao Erqiang, who was lucky enough to escape, ran back home quickly, with fear on his face.
The frightened Erqiang had a nightmare in the middle of the night. Lu Ze was woken up by him and turned on the light to look. He saw cold sweat on Erqiang's forehead and his eyes were dark and blind, staring at the roof.
Sanli on the other side was also woken up. She lifted the floral curtain and looked over.
As the girls grew older, a curtain was drawn in this bedroom to separate their beds from those of their brothers.
To make matters worse, the second strongman squatted for another level. After returning home, Qiao Zuwang beat him hard on the butt with the sole of his shoe.
"You are a disgrace, I have been completely embarrassed by you!"
"What kind of high school are you going to?"
...
In the blink of an eye, one year has passed.
Lu Ze's reputation gradually spread around Nanda, and he seemed to be one of the perverts wherever he went.
Until one day, a teacher from Nanjing Normal University came here to do work research. Lu Ze happened to meet Wen Qinghua, his Chinese teacher in elementary school. This teacher looked like he was in his thirties and wore round glasses. So polite.
The two chatted for a long time on the university campus.
It wasn't until the following weekend that Lu Ze received Wen Qinghua at home.
This former teacher hoped that Lu Ze could be his niece's English teacher.
"My niece is two years younger than you. Her English score in the college entrance examination last year was really bad. She is working hard to take tutoring this year."
"Her name is... Wen Ju'an."
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